Council of States

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The Council of States is the upper house of Sudan’s national legislature, representing the country’s states at the federal level.

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Council of States canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf upper house of parliament
chamberOf National Legislature of Sudan NERFINISHED
compositionBasis representation by state
constitutionalStatus part of the national legislature under the constitution of Sudan
country Sudan
governmentBranch legislative branch of Sudan
hasCounterpartChamber National Assembly of Sudan NERFINISHED
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
English
houseType upper chamber
jurisdiction Republic of Sudan NERFINISHED
legislativeFunction participation in federal lawmaking
representation of state interests
levelOfGovernment federal level
mainFunction protection of state powers within the federal system
review of legislation affecting states
meetsIn Khartoum NERFINISHED
politicalSystemContext federal system of Sudan
represents federal units of Sudan
states of Sudan NERFINISHED
role upper house of Sudan’s national legislature
structure bicameral legislature upper house
subjectTo Constitution of Sudan NERFINISHED
typeOfRepresentation territorial representation

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Council of States of Sudan nameInEnglish Council of States